Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/09/05
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At 12:35 AM 9/6/99 +0800, you wrote:
>Have U used an OM-4 or Ti before ? U might just be surprised at the level of
>sophistication (and/or convenience) its multi spotmetering facility has to
>offer with regards to the actual process of 'making' the picture.
I don't care if it's an OM-4Ti or Deep Blue (the computer that beat
Kasparov in Chess). I can out-think a computer when it comes to making
exposures in difficult light. Convenience is great, and the Nikon F5 seems
to have the best on-the-fly metering around. For push button spot metering,
and multiple measurements, it seems more a gimmick to me and takes more
time than I can do it with my brain and a good Leica selective meter. By
the time you've taken four or five spot readings and recomposed and shot
the picture, I'm on to the next subject. But that takes a lot of practice.
It's not useful for me. For most other people, maybe.
Eric Welch
St. Joseph, MO
http://www.ponyexpress.net/~ewelch
My best work is often almost unconscious and occurs ahead of my ability
to understand it. -Sam Abell; "Stay This Moment"